Convert in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
Transformers pairs Magic mechanics with another Hasbro-owned franchise. Every one of them comes with two: more than meets the eye and convert.
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Vanguard Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Vanguard was introduced at events in 1997 as a casual variant format where a player chooses a single vanguard card representing a character from the Magic universe to lead their Constructed deck. But what are these cards, and how do they work?
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Fail to Find in Magic: All Your Rules Questions Answered
One of the more prominent rules is “fail to find.” It deals with what a player can and can’t do when searching through hidden zones, and how those actions can impact the game and other players.
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Abilities in Magic: All Your Rules Questions Answered
Abilities are essential to keeping MTG interesting. If all creatures were vanilla, the gameplay would be much less dynamic (despite what the control players tell you). There are more and more creatures with abilities in modern sets, and WotC is...
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Banding in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today I’m looking at the keyword banding, famously known for being needlessly complicated. Well don’t worry, because I’m about to break down this keyword so that you may finally understand it.
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Specialize in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Double-faced cards work in various ways in Magic. With specialize we’re confronted with a digital-only mechanic for Arena that allows the player to permanently flip a card if a cost is paid.
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Echo in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
It’s no secret that Magic has tons of wildly varying mechanics that spice up gameplay left and right. You might sometimes find one mechanic that closely mirrors another, like hearing an echo from the developers.
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Casualty in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today I’m here to tell you everything you could ever want to know about the new casualty mechanic from Streets of New Capenna.
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Here’s How Many Cards You Should Have in Every Magic Deck
Magic is a gargantuan game with a bunch of formats to choose from when you sit down to play a game. Regardless, you need to have a deck to play the game. It’s important to remember that different formats have different deck sizes.
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Rampage in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
When I was first learning to play Magic last millennium, the first “combo” I figured out was to drop a Lure onto the Craw Giant I pulled from one of my Chronicles boosters. This interaction, which relied on the rampage ability, was the beginning...
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Intimidate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A once recurring mechanic, intimidate now stands in the long line of defunct mechanics that restrict how a player can block attacking creatures. So are you feeling intimidated yet? If not, let’s delve into what intimidate is and how it works in...
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Tapped Out in MTG: Decks and Rules
To start the game and then end up running out of available mana sucks. This is called tapping out, and it’s (usually) never a good feeling. Let’s talk about that.
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